Lemon-squeezer.



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(Application iled Dec. 21, 1898. Renewed Mar. 23, 1900.)

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LEMON SGUEEZER.

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lllNrTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

`JAMES COOMBER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FREDERICK A. HASTINGS, OF SAME PLACE.

LEMON-SQUEEZER.

SPECIFICATION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 669,954, dated March 12, 1901.

Application iled December 21,1898. Renewed March 23, 1900. Serial No. 9,963. lrNo model.)

To all whom, t 71mg/ conceive:

Be it known that I, JAMES CooMBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lemon-Squeezers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact d escription.

The present invention relates 4to lemonsqueezers, and more particularly to that class which may be conveniently secured to a counter, table, or shelf; and the object of the invention is to provide a construction which is simple, efficient,and may be quickly operated.

The invention consists in the several novel features of construction hereinafter described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in front elevation of a lemon-squeezer embodying' the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig. 4 is a view in vertical longitudinal section on line 4 l of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an end View, the bracket for sustaining the receptacle for the juice being shown in section. Fig. 6 is a perspective of the bracket, and Fig. 7 is a perspective of a corner thereof.

A denotes a supporting-frame having an arm a extended downwardly therefrom. The supporting-frame A is designed to rest upon a table or shelf, adjacent the edge thereof, and its arm d is projected laterally, as at d', and is provided with a jam -screw B, having a thumb-piece b at its lower terminal and a Washer b at its upper terminal. Jam-screw B engages the under side of the table or shelf and secures the supporting-frame A to the table or shelf. j

C denotes a holder or cup in which the lemon from which the juice is to be extracted is placed. rlhe holder is provided with an ear c at the back thereof, which is pivotally secured by a pin or rivet c to a lug a2 on the supporting-frame. The under side of ear c rests, as at c2, upon the supporting-frame A to restrict the movement of the holder C about its pivot and retain it opposite and alined with a follower D'. An arm as is extended from the supporting-frame, and against this arm the holder will abut when pressure is exerted against the holder C by the followerD. Arm d3 relieves the pivot-pin c' of distorting strains. The holder is cut away or notched, as at c3, to afford an exit for the juice. Arms a4 and a5 project forwardly from the supporting-frame and have mounted therein a shaft E, to the inner end of which a follower D is rigidly secured. The follower D is provided With a cone CZ, which is adapted to enter the holder, and a rim or annular liange ol',

as well understood in the art.

A cam F and lever G, preferably formed integral, are secured to the follower-shaft between the arms or bearings a4 and a5 by a pin Cam F serves to effect the axial shift of the follower-shaft, and lever G serves to impart rotation to the shaft` and being conjointly shifted the lever and cam eect a gyrating movement of the shaft E and follower D. The cam F comprises a hub f, a spiral cam edge f2 for advancing the follower, and a spiral cam edge f3 for retracting the follower. Cam edges f2 and f3 are designed to engage, respectively, arms d5 and a4 of the supporting-frame. Arm 01.5 is provided with a friction-roller a6, against which cam edge f2 will impinge when the lever G is operated to advance the follower. Cam edge f3 engages arm a4, as at a?, when the lever is shifted to retract the follower. Lever G projects normally rearward from the supporting-frame and is providedwith a handle g. A shoulder fL1 on cam F engages arm a5 of supportingframe A to retain the lever and handle normally within convenient reach' of the operator.

A detachable shelf or bracket H,upon which a suitable tray or receptacle for receiving the juice may be placed, is supported in arm dof the supporting-frame below the holder and followerand in close proximity thereto. Shelf H is provided with guard-ribs and h and adjacent one of its corners with a dovetailed tongue or rib h2, which fits into a `groove as, formed in arm a of the supporting-frame. Guard -rib h' terminates in a shoulder h3, which engages the arm a and properly positions the shelf beneath the holder and follower.

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In operation the holder is swung upwardly and transversely to the position shown in dot` ted lines in Fig. 5, whena portion of'a lemoncan is put therein and held until the holder is returned to its normal position alined with the follower, when the projecting cone of the follower will hold the lemon within the holder.` The handle g of lever G is then grasped by the operator and turned forwardly to rotate the follower-shaft'. Such movement of the lever causes cam edge f2 to engage frictionroller 01,6 and simultaneously advance the follower-shaft E and impart a gyrating movement to the follower and force the cone d thereof into the holder C, and thus firmly compress the lemon in the holder. The juice escapes through notch c4 into a receptacle on shelf H. As the lever G is returned to its normal posit-ion cam edge d3 will engage arm a at a7 and retract the cone d of the follower froml within the holder'and permit the holder to be swung backwardly and the lemon' to be removed from the holder.

It will be observed that the holder Gis-pivotally mounted in the supporting-frame and arranged 'to be swung in a vertical transverse plane and at a right angle with the axis of the follower. This construction and arrangement is advantageous, because the holder can be located close to the follower-cone, so the lemon when placed within the follower can` be retained therein by the cone without first advancing the follower, inasmuch as thev movement of the holderis in a plane parallel to the face of the portion of the lemon as usually out, and, further, because the close arrangement of the holder and 'follower shorten's the necessary axial shift of the follower.

The cam and lever afford means for shifting the follower, which can be' quickly operated. A half-turn of the lever usually suffices to shift thefollower sufficiently into the holder.A much more quickly operated than the screwshaft heretoforeused and is more simplea'nd inexpensive ofconstruction.'

The purpose of providing a 'detach able shelf or bracket for sustaining the receptacle or tray(shown in dottedlines in Fig.' l) is to enable va tumbler of any size to be held close to the holder and follower when it is desired to discharge the juice directly thereinto. It is customary to providea tray to receive the juice when a large quantity is being extracted and when the operation is continuous. The mouth of the receptacle must be closeto the follower and holder, otherwise the spray would not pass into the receptacle. When it is desired to discharge the juice directly into a tumbler'or receptacle other than the' tray, the shelf may be withdrawn froln the grooves in the arm a of the supporting-frame, and a tumbler of any shape or size may be held in proper position below'the holder and follower.

The supporting-frame, with its arm d, can be adjusted adjacent the edge of a table,

Manifestly such' mechanism 4can be counter; or shelf of anj'fthi-ckne'ss by jamscrew B and 'secured in'positiom Manifestly the mechanism may be used for other analogous purposes, and the details of construction may be varied without departing from ythe spirit of the' invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with a supportingframe, of a holder, a follower mounted iu said frame and adapted to enter said holder, mechthereof pivoted to the supporting-frame to swing said holder in a plane transverse to the axis of the follower, and an armprojected forwardly from thelsu'pporting-frame to form an 'endstop for the holder.`

2. The combination with a supportingframe, of a holder C, afol'loweradapt'ed to enter said holder, mechanismfor advancing and 'retra'ctin'g said follower, said holder having an ear c at the back thereof resting on said frame, and pivoted to a luga,2 on the frame and an arm d3 pro `ected forwardl from" the frame to forman 'end stop for'the holder;

3. The combination with a supportingframe, and a holderpivota'lly mounted thereon,v of a follower adapted to enter said holder, a shaft mounted inlbearings'on projecting arms of said frame, a cam'secured onsaid* shaft and betweei'r saidv arms for-axially advancing and retracting 'said shaft andhaving` edges to engage said arms and aleverfor rotating said shaft. y

1t.' The combination with a supportingframe and holder, pivotally mounted thereon, of a follower adapted to enter said holder, a shaft mounted in bearingsLVA projected' forwardly from said frame, acam secured on said shaft betweensaid bearings for axially advancingV and` retracting' said shaft, and having spiral' edges to engage said bearings, a friction-roller mounted in the bearing with which the 'cam edgefor advancing 'the'shaft engages and a lever secured to said camfor rotating said shaft.

5. The combination with supportingframe and holder pivotally mounted thereon, of a'follower adapted to entersaid holder, a shaft E mounted inarms or bearings d4 and d5, a cam F secured to said shaft between said bearings, spiral cam edges f2 and f3 engaging'respectivcly a friction-roller a6 and arm a. for axially advancing and retracting said shaft, a shoulderf* engagingarm a5 and a lever `Gr for rotating said shaft.

6. The" combination with a supporting-` frame, of a holder pivoted to said frame to swing in aplane transverse to the axis of the follower, a shaft mounted in bearings on arms projected forward ly from the frame,a follower secured to one end of said shaft, a cam secured to said shaft between its bearings and having edges engaging said arms, for axially IOO IIO

advancing and retraoting said shaft, and a lever secured to said cam for rotating said shaft.

7. The combination with a supportingframe having a depending arm, a holder pivotally sustained on said frame, a follower, a shaft for said follower mounted in arms projected forwardly from said frame and meohanism for advancing and retraeting said follower, of a detachable shelf having a tongue at one corner thereof secured in said depending arm.

8. The combination with a supportingframe, a holder pivotally sustained thereon, a follower mounted in said frame and mechanism for advancing and retraoting said follower, of a shelf having at one corner thereof a tongue fitting into a groove in a depending and retracting said shaft, engaging said arms, 3o

and a lever for rotating said shaft.

JAMES COOMBER.

Witnesses:

FRED GERLACH, GUS, S. ALEXANDER. 

